Dick/19 Aug 12 - 12:17 PM "fingers can be strengthened by a grip master of piano finger strengthening exercises" RE: I have not managed to find any objective reports neither regarding training results from "Grip master" nor from "piano finger strengthening exercises".
D:" concertinas can be made lighter by scrapping some of the higher reeds". RE: Although I agree that at least for playing common folk tunes and for singing accompaniment the highest (treble) octave may be skipped but that is a reduction of 50-70grams - completely negligable for the playing effort. (Skipping the highest octave and relocating the keyboard towards the top would of the instrument end would be a very rational measure however !)
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